Almost half of more than 100 correspondents were subjected to some form of interference in 2017 while attempting to gather information, according to the report by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China.

Twenty-three per cent said they were physically obstructed from accessing a location and 8 per cent said they were manhandled or beaten.

[…] The FCCC said the results “provide strong evidence to suggest that, from an already very low baseline, reporting conditions are getting worse”.

The survey found that authorities stepped up the threat of not renewing journalist visas in an effort to convince media outlets to write more favourable reports. [Source]

Reporting became more difficult in many areas of China, but especially in Xinjiang, China’s heavily-securitised far west region, the FCCC said.

72 per cent of respondents who traveled to the region were told by officials and security agents that reporting was prohibited or restricted, compared with 42 per cent in the previous year.

[…] Other areas where respondents reported similar difficulties included: Tibetan-inhabited regions; areas near the border with North Korea; areas near Chinese borders with south-east Asian countries; and in industrial districts such as steel-producing districts. [Source]

Amazing response from the Foreign Ministry, which disapproves of this "so-called report" by the "so-called organization" of foreign reporters, and claims survey doesn't, in fact, reflect opinions of any of the journalists who clearly stated their opinions. https://t.co/gTFY9gkMJzhttps://t.co/kMSe7kqWYN